Italian edit

Etymology edit

From saggio +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sadˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sag‧già‧re

Verb edit

saggiàre (first-person singular present sàggio, first-person singular past historic saggiài, past participle saggiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to assay (precious metals)
  2. (figurative) to probe, to test, to sound out, to size up
  3. (archaic or dialectal) to taste, to try, to sample
    Synonym: assaggiare

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • saggiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • saggiare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Anagrams edit